Literary Devices and Terms Quiz
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What is the term for the highest moment of tension in a literary work?

  • Dramatic monologue
  • Denouement
  • Climax (correct)
  • Exposition
  • What is the term for the literal or dictionary meaning of a word?

  • Enjambment
  • Denotation (correct)
  • Connotation
  • Diction
  • What is the literary term for a break or pause within a line of poetry?

  • Cacophony
  • Anapest
  • Alliteration
  • Caesura (correct)
  • What is the term for a poetic foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables?

    <p>Dactyl</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play?

    <p>Convention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a phrase or sentence?

    <p>Alliteration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a poem that laments the dead or a loss?

    <p>Elegy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a work that functions on a symbolic level?

    <p>Allegory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the force or character that opposes the main character in a story?

    <p>Antagonist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work?

    <p>Comic relief</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a love poem set at dawn that bids farewell to the beloved?

    <p>Aubade</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for making personal notes on a text to better understand the material?

    <p>Annotation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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